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Command string used to build a Remix on a 8 Gb hp125 USB

Computer Used

  • EeePC900 with external hp DVDR/CDR

Make USB:

  • Boot CD of soas-i386-20100814.19.iso
  • Insert 8GB USB

sugar-terminal: su

  • liveinst to 8 GB USB
use entire disk
  • Shutdown EeePC900

Make remix.iso

  • Boot EeePC900 from USB
  • sugar-terminal: (install files and make directories on USB)

su #

 yum install gedit livecd-tools spin-kickstarts
 mkdir /home/xxx/spin-kickstarts
 cd /home/xxx/spin-kickstarts
 cp /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/*.ks /home/xxx/spin-kickstarts/
 mkdir /var/cache/live
  • gedit (Start Editor)
livecd-creator \
 --config=/home/xxx/spin-kickstarts/spin-kickstarts/fedora-livecd-soas.ks \
 --fslabel=Soas-v(2-3-4)-ddmmyear-Remix --cache=/var/cache/live 

(copy to clipboard: above command string)

Save as: Build-Soas-v(2-3-4)-ddmmyear-Remix.txt


  • sugar-terminal:

(paste from clipboard: above command string) to root terminal:

 livecd-creator \
 --config=/home/xxx/spin-kickstarts/spin-kickstarts/fedora-livecd-soas.ks \
 --fslabel=Soas-v(2-3-4)-ddmmyear-Remix --cache=/var/cache/live 
  • hit return>

(~5 hrs to complete build; look for state 0)

insert 2nd USB

  • sugar-terminal: (copy your new remix .iso file to 2nd USB)
cp  /home/xxx/spin-kickstarts/spin-kickstarts/Soas-v(2-3-4)-ddmmyear-Remix.iso /media/(USB Name)
  • remove 2nd USB

Insert 2nd USB in PC

  • drag drop Soas-v(2-3-4)-ddmmyear-Remix.iso to Desktop
  • burn as a CD
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